Gearing device for wringers.



Gyn GRBBNLIBP. GEARING DEVICE FOR WRINGERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1912.

Patented Dec. 30. 1913.

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I To all tuition?, 'it ma?) concern l omnes 'rz-.1. GianENLiEF, -or NEW-Ton,- iowa.

Be it known that I,`CH`ARLs GRE- nmmja citizenof theUnited States, reside., `ing at Newton, in the county "of Jasper and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Gearing Device for Wringcrs, of` which 'the following is a specication.y My invention relates to that class of washing machines inl which both the machineand wringer areopera'ted by power.

The object of my invention is to .providev la gearing device for wringers, of the class mentioned, whereby the wringer may be detachablymounted on a machine yin -posif tion for wringing clothes' into orout ofthetub,` and whereby the wringer may, at the "-'option'of the operator, be detachably mount-v ed on the machine v in such position' that clotheszmay be wrung from one receptacle .to another, the second position of the Wringer being' such that itstands away fromthe tub, it being my purpose to'provid'e suchan attachment whereby the wringer may be in gear in eitherposition of its movement.

A further object is to provide means whereby a wringer. may be detachably mounted on a'washing machine in gear with a shaft operated by 'any suitable motive Vpower and from W 'ch thewring'er may be detachedwithout the use of tools, pins, bolts.

orthelikef,

My invention. consists ink certain details,

" in: the construction, arrangement and combination of thevarious parts 'of my device,- 3.5

whereby the objectscontemplated 'arel attained, .as hereinafter more fully setJ rth, pointed out in Vmy claims, andillustra d in the accompanying drawings, in whic s Figure l shows a front elevation of a` washing machine ywith a wringer mounted thereon by mean sof my improved attachment. Fig. 2 showsa detail view, partly insection ofpartofthe washing machine legs 11.-. Suitably Amounted beneath the body'- loit the tub4 is a power shaft 12 on which isA a and wringer and of 'my attachment, the wringer being in itsposition away from the tub. Fig. 3 showsa top or plan view of part of a washing lmachine tub with vmy proved 'attachment installed thereon.`

` In `the accompanying Adrawings' I have used the reference numeral 10 to'indicate an ordinary washing machine tub, mounted on Speci-cation of Letters Patent. v

'- armenie-DEVICE non wRINenRs.

Patented Dec'. 3o, 1913.

-Aippl'i'cation -Ied'June 14, 1912. Serial No. 703,711.

fbelt wheel 1 3 designed to be'operatedfrom any suitable source of power. Beneath the bev throwninto or out of gear and also whereby the s haft 16 may be thrown out of gear, into gear, or reversed.. On the shaft 15 is a disk wheel 1'Z-to which is pivotally secured, 4at a point oil' center, a pit'man 18.* Pivotedto the `pitman. 18 is a lever 19 centrally pivoted Ona braoke'ttQO mounted on the .tub body.. l'ivoted to the upper end of the lever 19 i saxpigtman A.2 1 from which al` on the'end of which is a beveled gear 24. i Rotatably mounted in suitable bearings is an upwardly extendingt'shaft 25 on thelower` end of which isa beveled gear 26 in mesh with the beveled gearl 24. l The gears 24 and 26 are received within the gear casing 27. Mounted-"on the upper portion of the tub body is a bracket 28v extending away from the tub body and provided with the supk porting brace 29 which extends downwardly and is suitably mounted at its lower end.

Formed on the bracket 28 is an upwardly extending bearing' designed tov receive a vertical shaft 31 which is connected at its lower end withthe upper end of the shaft AIyby ineans'o'f a universal joint 36. On Vthe- .55 tub body-'and suitably supported, is a gear casing 14 in which is mechanism, not shown, ofiany suitable kind'wher'eby the shaft 15 -may be operated from the shaft 12, and may upper -end of' the shaft 31 is a beveled'.

gear 37. .f f I have used the reference numeral 38 to indicate generally a wringer whichvhasthe wringer shaft 39, on the lend of wh1ch is a beveled, v'erticalllfgear 40. On vthe bracket- 28. v are upwardlyextending angularlugs 41J and van angular socket 44 designed to receive either of the. lugs` 41,01' The lu'gs 41 and'42 are so .constructedaiid .arranged and' the socket 44 is so"constructedthat when the lug 41 is received in the socket 4 4, the

wrnger 38 is in posit-ionextending across the upperportion of the tub athene side thereof, lwhere y is `'far enough the. tub does not-interfere with-its operation. When the wrnger is'inits `last named position, the beveled' gear improved gearing,

osition across the upper partof l wrung into 'thetub "or out of the "tub and with the beveled gear 40 in mesh with the beveledlgear 47.l Vlhen "th'e'l'ug 42 is r'eceivedin the socket 44, the wringer48 stands A in position extending away from the tub so thatclothes may y be wrung through it from one receptacle into another. vWhen'. thel wringerv 1s in its last described,` position, it away from the tub so ,thaty l40 is in'meshnwith the beveled gear 37.

in either direction orthrown out of Ifit is desired tovuse the wringer I away from the tub it-may be wholly dev v.the tub for. storage or the trouble and expense of packing or crat-j v be operated 'the ,ii/ringer' may ,l clothes from the tub from one receptacle to another. 40

of the wringer.

tached and placed in position with the lug 42 received 1n the socket 44 and may then by the power which runs the machine without'being interfered with in any way by :the machine tub. f'

A great many variations may be made in the details of construction of my device withoutp'departing from its essential fea. ft-ures.

The advantages of my improved attachment are numerous. It provides means for mount-ing `a-1shaft and also meanswherebyvbe used for wringing or for wringing clothes In either of its positions, the wringer is in gear-with the shaft inthe bearing formed on the attachmentand may be operated by the power which runsthe machine. A special advantage s found in the complete detachability The wringer may` be removed from the machine without the use of ,tools and without the removalof screws, v'Ibolts or pins..

There are no small detachable parts to be lost when the wringer is removed. The wringer may transportation and ing the washing machinearegreatly -reduced. With ordinary powerV washing machines` vtoolsv are required to `remove the wringer and the wringer ismounted on the machine by means of bolts, screwsor jthe like which are likely to'be lost o'r misplaced when the wringer-.isremoved. It is readily seen that considerable-time is saved Where-the wringer is easily. detached by `simply lifting it upwardly as may be done Vwith my ,improved attachment.

AWashing machines of this class lare comparatively heavy and the removability of 'clothes may bev cmivenien'tlyy be placed inside c thel wringer reduces the weight to a considerable, extentiwhen the operator desires to moiie :the machinefrom place 'toplace@ "In 'thel following claims, by the terms ""body -r bodyportion I meanja itub ortl 1e` like;'by the term' frame AI mean the wringer' for detachable I mean detachablewithout the use of toolsor the removal of screws, bolts or the lke..

1.- In a device of the class described, the combination of`a body, a shaft at one side lthereofya frame, detachablecoacting supportingA means on said body .and on said frame, whereby`the frame may be mounted on the body, a shaft in said framefand gear- 'ingdevices for operatively connecting id shafts when the f'rame is mounted o/z the body. r

2; in a, device )0ffhe `trs described, a v

body, an upright shaft at one -side thereof,

the like andv by the word a bracket secured `to said body` adjacent to l said shaft, a frame, porting means on. body whereby the frameimay che body-7 and gearing devicesfor operativelycon'ngecting said shafts, when the Vframe-,isv in 'position. y l

A 3. In a -device of the combination of a body,

detachable coacting supthe frame and onf'the be mounted on class described, the a shaft at one side a horizontal shaft lin vthe fraine/ thereof, a frame, detachable coacting supporting means onisaid body and on said frame, whereby the frame may be mounted; on the body, in different positions, a shaft in said frame, and gearing devices for opera' tively connecting said 'shafts when the frame .is mounted on the body, in either'of its positions. l

4. In a device of the vclass described, the combination of -a body, a bracket mounted on said body, having a bearing formed thereon, a shaft mounted in saidpbearing, a frame, detachable coacting supporting means lon said frame rand von said bracket, `for supporting' said frame on said body in different 'positions, a -shaft in said frame andgearing devices for operatively connecting said shaftsl when the frame is in either ofits positions.

5. In a device lof the class described, a body, ya bracket having a bearing 'formed thereon, secured to said body, `a shaft mounted in said bearing, a beveled gear thereon, a frame, a shaft mounted therein, a beveled gear on said last named shaft, coacting supporting means on said frameand on4 said bracket, whereby said frame may be detachably mounted on said body,I in differentl positions, with saidbeveled gears in meshA withy each the frame.

6. In a device of the class described, a

body, a bracket having a bearing formed other in either position of thereon, 'secured to saidbody, a shaft mounted in said bearing, a beveled gear thereon, a frame, a shaft mounted therein, a beveled gear on said on said bracket, for detachably in di`erent posi- 4 tions, With said beveled gears in mesh Wit-h .said means being so last named shaftco acting support-ing means on said frame and each other in either position of the frame,

shaped as to prevent 10 movement of said frame in any direction.

Des Moines, Iowa,'May 3l, 1912.

.A CHARLES E'.`GREENLIEF.

Witnesses H. C. KORF,

V. H. MORGAN. 

